horse, cart, and wagon
clatter over the public bridge
between meadow and marsh
over the stream.
from west and north and east
spinners and weavers, tanners, millers and brewers
barbers and tailors and shoemakers
coopers and wheelwrights and carpenters
butchers and bakers
laborers.
midwives
anna and captain jones lived on this land
planting tobacco by the great eastern road.
anna surveyed the river with a looking glass
captain jones wore a sword when he walked among the rows
tapping a gold ring against the hilt in time with his footsteps
until he was sick in body and his dear wife buried him here.
he left edward and sara and moses and danall each a cow with calf
he gave miles and john each a gold ring
he gave george williams to robert gibson.
anna married a commander of the rangers in green spring valley
